The opening evening's buffet, optional buffet lunches, and a constant supply of tea and coffee meant that there were plenty of opportunities for casual meetings and conversations - in Esperanto. After all, part of the point to attending an Esperanto congress is for the opportunity to hear, use and exercise the language! (But beginners were, of course, welcome, and allowed to speak English where necessary!)

Participants enjoyed a continuous and varied programme of events, talks and activities over the four days, ranging from general interest themes to specialised and technical topics - and all in Esperanto.

Headline guest speaker Jorge Camacho from Spain gave three talks, on Esperanto poetry (with readings from his collections), his experiences as an interpreter, and reasons for learning Esperanto in the 21st century.

Tim Owen opened the congress, presented a quiz loosely themed around Esperanto in Britain (with the winners' score donating a prize to Fondaĵo Canuto, which supports Esperanto-speakers in developing countries), and a separate session on the development of EAB's new logo.

Paul Gubbins gave a talk on Brighton poet Karolina Gilmore, and a separate session on how to get an article in your local newspaper.

Viv O'Dunne ran the Esperanto bookstall, selling new publications and also giving new life to second-hand books.

The Annual General Meeting of Esperanto-Asocio de Britio received the trustees' and treasurer's report, elected the new Management Committee, and discussed and debated suggestions and comments from the membership. Joyce Bunting was awarded Fellowship of EAB in recognition of her many years' advice and service as Honorary Treasurer to the Association.